No-Frills Recipes ... cooking, baking & excerpts on travel

  This is another cookie within a cookie and easy to make with a few basic ingredients.  There's no need to use a mixer and the end product is a rich, crispy and chunky chocolate cookie. Choc ripples with White choc bits cookies Ingredients 115 gm vegetable oil 70 gm caster sugar 185 gm plain flour 100 gm Arnotts chocolate ripples, crushed 20 gm white choc bits and more to put on cookie before baking 1 egg 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt Vanilla Method Sift flour with baking soda and salt, set aside. In a mixing bowl and a handheld whisk, whisk oil and sugar till creamy.   Mix in an egg, beat till well incorporated. Fold in the sifted flour, mix well. Add in the crushed chocolate ripples followed by the white choc bits.  Mix well till well incorporated. Cover the mixture with cling wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 mins. Scoop up some dough, roll into a ball, place extra white choc bit on top and place on a parchment lined baking tray, about 2 inches apart.   Bake in a preheated

  This is a delicious yummy chicken dish which can be whipped up in a short period of time.  Suitable for working mothers who are always in a hurry.  The chicken is tender, smothered in a thick honey sauce.  An easy recipe to serve on the table and which pairs deliciously with white or brown rice. Honey Chicken ~  蜂蜜鸡 Ingredients 6 drumsticks about 680 gm 2 Tbsp honey 1/2 Tbsp oil 3/4 Tbsp dark soy sauce 1.1/2 Tbsp light soy sauce 1 Tbsp chopped garlic 1 cup water or more if more gravy is desired Sesame oil to drizzle  Method Put some oil in a non-stick pan and place the drumsticks in it. Pour in the honey, cover and let cook for about 10 mins. Open the lid and add in the chopped garlic, light and dark soy sauce.  Add in water, cover and let cook for another 15 mins.  Can add in more water if the dish is too dry.   Mix well with a wooden spoon till the chicken is tender and cooked through.  Drizzle on some sesame oil.  Dish out and serve.